Verse 6

Then Achish called David and said to him, Surely, as the LORD lives, you have been upright, and your going out and coming in with me in the army is good in my sight, for I have found no evil in you since the day of your coming to me until this day; nevertheless the lords do not favor you.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da kalte Akisj på David og sa til ham: "Så sant Herren lever, du er rettskaffen, og det er bra for meg at du går inn og ut med meg i leiren. Jeg har ikke oppdaget noe ondt i deg fra den dagen du kom til meg og til i dag, men de andre har ikke godkjent deg."

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da kalte Akis David til seg og sa: «Så sant Herren lever, du har oppført deg rettskaffent, og din ferd med meg i hæren har vært god i mine øyne, for jeg har ikke funnet noe vondt i deg fra den dagen du kom til nå. Men herrene viser deg likevel ikke velvilje.»

• Norsk King James

  Derfor kalte Akish på David og sa til ham: Så sant Herren lever, du har vært pålitelig, og dine innganger og utganger med meg i hæren er gode i mine øyne; for jeg har ikke funnet noe ondt i deg siden den dagen du kom til meg, men høvdingene har ingen glede i deg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da kalte Akis på David og sa: Så sant Herren lever, du har vært pålitelig, og din opptreden med meg i leiren har vært god i mine øyne; jeg har ikke funnet noe ondt hos deg fra den dagen du kom til meg til nå. Men du er ikke godt likt av lederne.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Akisj kalte da David til seg og sa: 'Så sant Herren lever, du har vært pålitelig, og det har vært godt i mine øyne at du har vært med meg i leiren, for jeg har ikke funnet noe ondt hos deg fra den dagen du kom til meg og til nå. Men du er ikke god i ledernes øyne.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da kalte Akisj David til seg og sa: "Så sant Herren lever, du har vært ærlig, og jeg har sett ditt opphold hos meg og din ferd i hæren som god. Fra den dagen du kom til meg har jeg ikke funnet noe ondt i deg, men filisternes herrer liker deg ikke."

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da kalte Achish på David og sa: 'Sannelig, ved Herren, du har opptrådt rettferdig, og din både utgang og inntog hos meg i hæren er god i mine øyne, for jeg har ikke funnet noe ondt ved deg siden du ble hos meg, helt til i dag. Likevel er du ikke til behag for fyrstene.'

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Da kalte Akisj David til seg og sa: "Så sant Herren lever, du har vært ærlig, og jeg har sett ditt opphold hos meg og din ferd i hæren som god. Fra den dagen du kom til meg har jeg ikke funnet noe ondt i deg, men filisternes herrer liker deg ikke."

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da kalte Akis på David og sa til ham: "Så sant Herren lever! Du er rettskaffen og jeg har funnet det godt at du går ut og kommer inn hos meg i leiren, for jeg har ikke funnet noe ondt hos deg fra den dagen du kom til meg til i dag. Men i høvdingenes øyne er du ikke god."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  So Achish called David and said to him, "As surely as the LORD lives, you have been upright, and your conduct with me in the camp has been good in my eyes. I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until today. But the rulers don’t approve of you.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Akish kalte David til seg og sa til ham: 'Så sant Herren lever, du er rettskaffen, og det ville være godt i mine øyne om du gikk ut og inn med meg i hæren. For jeg har ikke funnet noe ondt i deg fra den dagen du kom til meg og frem til i dag. Men i øynene til fyrstene er du ikke god.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da kaldte Achis ad David og sagde til ham: (Saa vist som) Herren lever, du er oprigtig, og din Udgang og din Indgang med mig i Leiren er god for mine Øine, thi jeg har intet Ondt fundet hos dig fra den Dag, du kom til mig, indtil denne Dag; men du er ikke god for Fyrsternes Øine.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da kalte Akisj David til seg og sa: «Så sant Herren lever, du har vært rettskaffen, og din oppførsel i hæren har vært godt i mine øyne. Fra den dagen du kom til meg, har jeg ikke funnet noe ondt hos deg. Men høvdingene godtar deg ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da kalte Akisj David og sa til ham: Så sant Herren lever, du har vært rettskaffen, og din ferd med meg i hæren er god i mine øyne; jeg har ikke funnet noe ondt hos deg siden den dagen du kom til meg til i dag. Men høvdingene liker deg ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Akisj kalte David til seg og sa: 'Så sant Herren lever, du er rettskaffen, og det er godt i mine øyne at du er med meg i leiren både ut og inn, for jeg har ikke funnet noe ondt hos deg fra den dag du kom til meg til nå. Men i øynene til filisterhøvdingene er du ikke god.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da kalte Akisj David til seg og sa til ham: Så sant Herren lever, du har vært rettskaffen, og din opptreden med meg i hæren har vært god i mine øyne; for jeg har ikke funnet noe ondt hos deg fra dagen du kom til meg til denne dag, men filisternes herrer er ikke fornøyd med deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Akisj sendte bud på David og sa til ham: Ved den levende Herren, du er rettskaffen, og alt du har gjort hos meg i hæren har vært til glede for meg. Jeg har ikke sett noe ondt hos deg fra dagen du kom til meg og til nå. Men herrene er ikke fornøyde med deg.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then Achis called Dauid, and sayde vnto him: As truly as the LORDE lyueth, I take the for an honest man, and thy out goynge and ingoynge with me in ye hoost pleaseth me well, and no euell haue I marked in the, sence ye tyme that thou camest to me vnto this daye. But thou pleasest not the prynces.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Achish called Dauid, and said vnto him, As the Lorde liueth, thou hast bene vpright and good in my sight, when thou wentest out and in with mee in the hoste, neither haue I founde euill with thee, since thou camest to me vnto this day, but the princes doe not fauour thee.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then Achis called Dauid, and sayde vnto him: As the Lorde lyueth, thou hast ben honest, and good in my sight, when thou wentest out and in with me in the hoast, neither haue I founde euyll with thee sence thou camest to me, vnto this day: Neuerthelesse, the princes fauour thee not.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, [as] the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host [is] good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then Achish called David, and said to him, As Yahweh lives, you have been upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the host is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me to this day: nevertheless the lords don't favor you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Achish calleth unto David, and saith unto him, `Jehovah liveth, surely thou `art' upright, and good in mine eyes is thy going out, and thy coming in, with me in the camp, for I have not found in thee evil from the day of thy coming in unto me till this day; and in the eyes of the princes thou art not good;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then Achish called David, and said unto him, As Jehovah liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favor thee not.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Achish sent for David and said to him, By the living Lord, you are upright, and everything you have done with me in the army has been pleasing to me: I have seen no evil in you from the day when you came to me till now: but still, the lords are not pleased with you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then Achish called David, and said to him, "As Yahweh lives, you have been upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the army is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me to this day. Nevertheless, the lords don't favor you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So Achish summoned David and said to him,“As surely as the LORD lives, you are an honest man, and I am glad to have you serving with me in the army. I have found no fault with you from the day that you first came to me until the present time. But in the opinion of the leaders, you are not reliable.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 3:25 : 25 You know Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive you, and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you do.
• 2 Kgs 19:27 : 27 But I know your dwelling place, your going out and your coming in, and your rage against me.
• Ps 121:8 : 8 The LORD shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and even forevermore.
• 1 Sam 20:3 : 3 And David swore moreover, and said, Your father certainly knows that I have found favor in your eyes; and he says, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly, as the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.
• 1 Sam 27:8-9 : 8 And David and his men went up and invaded the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites, for those nations were the inhabitants of the land from long ago, as you go to Shur, even to the land of Egypt. 9 And David struck the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, the oxen, the donkeys, the camels, and the clothes, and returned and came to Achish. 10 And Achish said, Where have you made a raid today? And David said, Against the south of Judah, against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites. 11 And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring news to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, Thus did David, and so will be his way all the time he dwells in the country of the Philistines. 12 And Achish believed David, saying, He has made his people Israel utterly detest him; therefore he will be my servant forever.
• 1 Sam 28:10 : 10 And Saul swore to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD lives, there shall be no punishment happen to you for this thing.
• 1 Sam 29:3 : 3 Then the princes of the Philistines said, What are these Hebrews doing here? And Achish said to the princes of the Philistines, Is this not David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me these days or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he defected to me until this day?
• Gen 16:6 : 6 But Abram said to Sarai, Behold, your maid is in your hand; do to her as it pleases you. And when Sarai dealt harshly with her, she fled from her presence.
• Num 27:17 : 17 Who may go out before them and who may come in before them, who may lead them out and who may bring them in; so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.
• Deut 10:20 : 20 You shall fear the LORD your God; him you shall serve, and to him you shall hold fast, and swear by his name.
• Josh 22:30 : 30 And when Phinehas the priest, and the leaders of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and the children of Manasseh spoke, it pleased them.
• Isa 37:28 : 28 But I know your abode, and your going out, and your coming in, and your rage against me.
• Isa 65:16 : 16 So that he who blesses himself in the earth shall bless himself by the God of truth; and he who swears in the earth shall swear by the God of truth, because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hidden from my eyes.
• Jer 12:16 : 16 And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of My people, to swear by My name, 'As the LORD lives,' as they taught My people to swear by Baal, then they shall be established in the midst of My people.
• Matt 5:16 : 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
• 1 Pet 2:12 : 12 Having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.
• 1 Pet 3:16 : 16 Having a good conscience, so that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.